A couple of the brake hoses on my 86' GT are in bad shape, so I've decided to go with Earl's braided hoses. Is the best price at the Fiero Store? I've heard that Summit has them, but couldn't find them on their online catalog. Anyone have the part number for the braided brake hoses?

TIA

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86' Fiero GT 3.4 5-speed
UNDER CONSTRUCTION....It's ALIIIIVE!!!! And now it moves! Brake work continues...

Do you have a white, manual transmissioned 85' SE 2M6? Drop me an email...

They are available through several sources, Earls is'nt the only company that makes them either. I'm sure they can be had cheaper than the Fiero Store but haven't really looked yet (I need um to). Best I can do for you is a bump back up to the top.

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[This message has been edited by DRA (edited 02-09-2003).]

HummellHund,

Goodridge should also be able to make you up a set. They cost the equivalent of $80 here for a full set with lifetime guarantee.

Cheers
PK

I made up my own set.

Used inverted flare -> AN -4
banjo -> AN -4
xx" length of -4 hose
(all available through aeroquip or goodrich or whoever)

This was when I did my '88 to '87 swap, so the rear hoses needed to be about a foot longer to reach the calipers. But I'm going to do the same again for the front in short order.

I don't know if I trust my automotive skills enough to make my own brake hoses. I think I'll stick to a premade set. Goodridge looks like an option, but their website's listing of U.S. distributors is down. Anyone know who sells Goodridge brake line kits? The part number is SPT0200-4 (I'm putting that there for me so won't forget ).

If your state has regular vehicle inspections, you might want to make sure they're legal first. I don't know if they're still illegal here, but Virginia used to reject them on the grounds that one cannot visually detect a leak (wet rubber vs. wet stainless steel braid). Good luck ... they always look good ... and don't expand as much under pressure.

Ken

We don't have inspections down here, so that's not a problem. Earl's lines are DOT approved, though, they made a big deal of that on their website.

I didn't mean to say you should 'roll your own' on the brake lines!

You buy premade lines with the AN fittings on the ends.

I did this for a few reasons. If you ever want to pop your lines (calipers, whatever) off, they're really easy to get off (yet stay when told to!) unlike inverted flares. They can be taken on/off a zillion times with no damage (unlike inverted flares which are only supposed to be done a few times then replaced). If you're in the middle of nowhere and you DO manage to kill a line (what were you doing 4*4'ing your fiero anyhow?!) you're more likely to find a chunk of any old hose with -3 fittings on it (who cares if it's 6ft long) than to find a guy who even knows what a fiero is!

FYI:
Banjo -> AN-3 FCM2947
Inveted flare -> AN-3 FCM2945

Those are Aeroquip's numbers. Couldn't find the hose I used, but it wouldn't fit your application anyhow.